diff --git a/examples/pubspec.yaml b/examples/pubspec.yaml
index b055f2f824d..ae65a0c2813 100644
--- a/examples/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/examples/pubspec.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ environment:
 
 dependencies:
   flame: ^1.0.0
-  flame_svg:
-    path: ../packages/flame_svg
+  flame_svg: ^1.0.0
   dashbook: 0.1.5
   flutter:
     sdk: flutter
diff --git a/packages/flame/lib/src/cache/memory_cache.dart b/packages/flame/lib/src/cache/memory_cache.dart
index 5308676f3a6..ce168a728db 100644
--- a/packages/flame/lib/src/cache/memory_cache.dart
+++ b/packages/flame/lib/src/cache/memory_cache.dart
@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@ class MemoryCache<K, V> {
   bool containsKey(K key) => _cache.containsKey(key);
 
   int get size => _cache.length;
+
+  Iterable<K> get keys => _cache.keys;
 }
diff --git a/packages/flame_svg/lib/svg.dart b/packages/flame_svg/lib/svg.dart
index c2a23f8d44d..8eb02bf1e21 100644
--- a/packages/flame_svg/lib/svg.dart
+++ b/packages/flame_svg/lib/svg.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
+import 'dart:ui';
+
 import 'package:flame/assets.dart';
+import 'package:flame/cache.dart';
 import 'package:flame/extensions.dart';
 import 'package:flame/flame.dart';
 import 'package:flame/game.dart';
@@ -7,11 +10,17 @@ import 'package:flutter_svg/flutter_svg.dart';
 /// A [Svg] to be rendered on a Flame [Game].
 class Svg {
   /// The [DrawableRoot] that this [Svg] represents.
-  DrawableRoot svgRoot;
+  final DrawableRoot svgRoot;
 
   /// Creates an [Svg] with the received [svgRoot].
   Svg(this.svgRoot);
 
+  final MemoryCache<Size, Image> _imageCache = MemoryCache();
+
+  final _paint = Paint()..filterQuality = FilterQuality.high;
+
+  final List<Size> _lock = [];
+
   /// Loads an [Svg] with the received [cache]. When no [cache] is provided,
   /// the global [Flame.assets] is used.
   static Future<Svg> load(String fileName, {AssetsCache? cache}) async {
@@ -22,10 +31,14 @@ class Svg {
 
   /// Renders the svg on the [canvas] using the dimensions provided by [size].
   void render(Canvas canvas, Vector2 size) {
-    canvas.save();
-    svgRoot.scaleCanvasToViewBox(canvas, size.toSize());
-    svgRoot.draw(canvas, svgRoot.viewport.viewBoxRect);
-    canvas.restore();
+    final _size = size.toSize();
+    final image = _getImage(_size);
+
+    if (image != null) {
+      canvas.drawImage(image, Offset.zero, _paint);
+    } else {
+      _render(canvas, _size);
+    }
   }
 
   /// Renders the svg on the [canvas] on the given [position] using the
@@ -37,6 +50,41 @@ class Svg {
   ) {
     canvas.renderAt(position, (c) => render(c, size));
   }
+
+  Image? _getImage(Size size) {
+    final image = _imageCache.getValue(size);
+
+    if (image == null && !_lock.contains(size)) {
+      _lock.add(size);
+      final recorder = PictureRecorder();
+
+      final canvas = Canvas(recorder);
+      _render(canvas, size);
+      final _picture = recorder.endRecording();
+
+      _picture.toImage(size.width.toInt(), size.height.toInt()).then((image) {
+        _imageCache.setValue(size, image);
+        _lock.remove(size);
+        _picture.dispose();
+      });
+    }
+
+    return image;
+  }
+
+  void _render(Canvas canvas, Size size) {
+    svgRoot.scaleCanvasToViewBox(canvas, size);
+    svgRoot.draw(canvas, svgRoot.viewport.viewBoxRect);
+  }
+
+  /// Clear all the stored cache from this SVG, be sure to call
+  /// this method once the instance is no longer needed to avoid
+  /// memory leaks
+  void dispose() {
+    _imageCache.keys.forEach((key) {
+      _imageCache.getValue(key)?.dispose();
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 /// Provides a loading method for [Svg] on the [Game] class.
diff --git a/packages/flame_svg/lib/svg_component.dart b/packages/flame_svg/lib/svg_component.dart
index 8413cee91e8..1684d8d18c0 100644
--- a/packages/flame_svg/lib/svg_component.dart
+++ b/packages/flame_svg/lib/svg_component.dart
@@ -7,18 +7,19 @@ import './svg.dart';
 /// Wraps [Svg] in a Flame component.
 class SvgComponent extends PositionComponent {
   /// The wrapped instance of [Svg].
-  Svg? svg;
+  Svg? _svg;
 
   /// Creates an [SvgComponent]
   SvgComponent({
-    this.svg,
+    Svg? svg,
     Vector2? position,
     Vector2? size,
     Vector2? scale,
     double? angle,
     Anchor? anchor,
     int? priority,
-  }) : super(
+  })  : _svg = svg,
+        super(
           position: position,
           size: size,
           scale: scale,
@@ -50,8 +51,24 @@ class SvgComponent extends PositionComponent {
           priority: priority,
         );
 
+  /// Sets a new [svg] instance
+  set svg(Svg? svg) {
+    _svg?.dispose();
+    _svg = svg;
+  }
+
+  /// Returns the current [svg] instance
+  Svg? get svg => _svg;
+
   @override
   void render(Canvas canvas) {
-    svg?.render(canvas, size);
+    _svg?.render(canvas, size);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void onRemove() {
+    super.onRemove();
+
+    _svg?.dispose();
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/flame_svg/pubspec.yaml b/packages/flame_svg/pubspec.yaml
index ff50e20020a..d0e48ee5efa 100644
--- a/packages/flame_svg/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/flame_svg/pubspec.yaml
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ dependencies:
 dev_dependencies:
   dartdoc: ^4.1.0
   flame_lint: ^0.0.1
+  test: ^1.17.12
+  mocktail: ^0.2.0
diff --git a/packages/flame_svg/test/svg_component_test.dart b/packages/flame_svg/test/svg_component_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b731d5e2a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/flame_svg/test/svg_component_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import 'package:flame_svg/flame_svg.dart';
+import 'package:mocktail/mocktail.dart';
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+
+class MockSvg extends Mock implements Svg {}
+
+void main() {
+  group('SvgComponent', () {
+    late Svg svg;
+
+    setUp(() {
+      svg = MockSvg();
+      when(svg.dispose).thenAnswer((_) {});
+    });
+
+    test('disposes the svg instance when it is removed', () {
+      final component = SvgComponent(svg: svg);
+      component.onRemove();
+
+      verify(svg.dispose).called(1);
+    });
+
+    test('disposes the old svg instance when a new one is received', () {
+      final component = SvgComponent(svg: svg);
+
+      final newSvg = MockSvg();
+      component.svg = newSvg;
+
+      verify(svg.dispose).called(1);
+    });
+  });
+}